Autistic community
People with autism and Asperger's syndrome have formed an online community through a network of websites, forums, and autism chat rooms. Many of those on the autistic spectrum use this for vital support and communication with others like themselves. It can be hard to make friends and establish support within the general community, so the online community is a thriving resource. Important, well-established sites such as
This site was established by Edan Dagan with the mythical concept that those with aspergers syndrome are an ancient race of people. It created a strong community of over 700 members, the forum is now read only, but provides an amazing piece of autism history within its thousands of posts.
This site was established by two members of aspergia.com and developed on the idea of that site. Amy Roberts and Gareth Nelson created aspies for freedom to further develop the autistic community and culture, and to include offline community groups too.
This site was established by Alex Plank and Dan Grover, both have aspergers syndrome, and met at aspergia.com. This site has a great appeal for younger members of the autism community.
This site was established by Crucibelle from aspergia.com to continue a forum when aspergia was archived, this then continues part of the community that was created with aspergia, another part of the spreading autism community.
Autism forums are websites, as shown above, where people within the online autism community can communicate on various issues and offer support to each other.
Chat Rooms
Specific chat rooms for people with autism to communicate with one another within the autistic community.
